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The 25 Best Sparkling Wines for 2024 (That Aren’t Champagne or Prosecco) Wine that sparkles is as ancient as wine itself. The natural process of second fermentation has been a part of winemaking for a millennium. It’s only in the modern era that we figured out how to harne...

I am extatic that a wine made from cold hardy grapes made the top of Vine Pairs list!
I haven't tried the wine personally but I've made thousands of bottles of #sparklingwine from Cayuga grapes and I always told people that it was a wine I wish more people tried because it had such great feedback.

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Sparkling Wine Demand

Sparkling Wine Demand

Sparkling wine by global demand. By Pristine Market Insights.
I'd love to see the historical chart for prosecco in this context.

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Rant: During The Holidays, Drink Bubbly With Food!

Rant: During The Holidays, Drink Bubbly With Food! passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2024/12/rant... #wine

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I couldn't agree more!

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This is interesting, the article doesn't really mention anything about the anti-microbial properties of the tannin blend which is really why SO2 is still being used so widely.

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I had an amazing visit to Valdobbiadene Italy. Learning more about how DOCG Prosecco is made and finding there is a whole world of interesting #prosecco out there was thrilling. I'm particularly excited to open the 60 month aged in tank bottle!

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Missteps by Zuck and Elon have supercharged Bluesky, for sure, but not all things are hopping yet. Here's my modest effort on wine, people in the biz, and/or those who mostly post about it. Sadly, some good names here are barely posting at all. Maybe that will change. #wine

go.bsky.app/FFfsCWB

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Thanks for the mention!

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1889 Paris Exposition Universelle of superlatives w/ the Eiffel Tower (world's tallest building). As a media spectacle, Champagne Mercier hauled in a 213,000 btl barrel from Epernay - drawn by 24 oxen & 12 horses. Mercier owned rights to “Dom Perignon”– sold to Moet & Chandon in 1927

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